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#132Curious about the backing org. Is it nonprofit/open-source, or a startup? And if the latter, what's the business model?
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#133Any advice for PWA developers who are trying to make use of possibly attached hardware? I'm looking to build a POS app that needs to connect to a receipt printer and scanner, but having trouble finding support for the printer bit. Trying to avoid any pop-up dialogue that requires user confirmation.
We use bluetooth thermal printer for a few of our out of internet travelling salesman.
Main problem is almost every other bluetooth printer type/brand need a little print layout adjustment.
If internet connection isn't an issue, you can try papercut.com or google cloud print or setup you own IPP and connect to normal printer. There are also savapage.org but papercut already work for us so haven't try that one.
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#134Sweet domain! Was it expensive? Feedback: The home page's horizontal carousels/reels lack trackpad scrolling functionality. Interaction is limited to the arrow buttons on the side. To enhance user experience, it would be beneficial to make them scrollable via trackpad, similar to the Apple Store website.[0] [0] https://www.apple.com/store
Thank you! It was pricey, but not as bad as it could've been. I pre-ordered it a month before .app became available as a TLD, and bought it on the first day of availability (May 2018!). I've been planning on building this for some time :-P Re carousel feedback - thank you! We've talked about this but have been prioritizing some other features ahead of it. That said, your feedback helps us prioritize higher. Keep the…
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#135Is it just me that I like websites with URLs on the browser while trying to avoid Apps wherever possible, especially on the desktop? Please don’t take me the wrong way; I was the one developing apps for Pocket PC devices in the early 2000s.
For instance, “Twitter” is the first featured “app” I see here at Store.App. However, when I use Twitter, I tend to click away on links and read/browse them. How are people using websites these days?
I may be missing something, and I’m eager to be enlightened.
P.S. Best wishes to Store.App and hope it succeeds for those who need it.
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#136There is still no way to trigger an "install on homepage" dialogue from javascript, right?
This seems to be the biggest limiting factor to me—The need for PWAs to include _instructions on how_ to install the app rather than a button to make it so.
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#137I like the site, but installable apps already have an app store. Why not target a much more underserved market—the uninstallable apps. Basically an app store for web apps that work on mobile. You could charge users for the apps and then send 70% of the revenue to the app creators.
Re: Show HN: An app store just for installable web apps
#138I like the site, but installable apps already have an app store. Why not target a much more underserved market—the uninstallable apps. Basically an app store for web apps that work on mobile. You could charge users for the apps and then send 70% of the revenue to the app creators.
This is an app store for web apps, most of which work on mobile.
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#139would never install a web app
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#140Is it just me that I like websites with URLs on the browser while trying to avoid Apps wherever possible, especially on the desktop? Please don’t take me the wrong way; I was the one developing apps for Pocket PC devices in the early 2000s. For instance, “Twitter” is the first featured “app” I see here at Store.App. However, when I use Twitter, I tend to click away on links and read/browse them. How are people using…
You definitely are not alone. Even on mobile, not only desktop, if I can do away without an app I'd really do that. We have a movie booking app in our country BookMyShow (the less said about this company and practices is better) and I just book it on its mobile website mostly (though I try to book in the theatre and almost always I have to make a scene to get a print ticket when I refuse to share my number fearing certain spamming).
Twitter, Reddit - as you might know there are no non-official apps and their mobile websites, which are bad, are much better than the apps.